President Donald Trump’s allies in Congress want to codify tariffs. Trump wants Congress to stay out of it. House leadership sounds more than happy to heed the president’s wishes, and tariff-skeptical Republicans say any bill enacting tariffs won’t pass regardless.
That’s the current state of affairs when it comes to trade policy on Capitol Hill.
The Supreme Court’s decision striking down Trump’s ability to use an emergency national security declaration to enact sweeping tariffs in some ways thrust the future of the president’s trade agenda into Congress’ hands. The president enacted a 15% global tariff with a 150-day expiration date, unless Congress votes to extend it.